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Du Preez and Fourie return on South Africa bench
Posted August 6, 2008 12:16:00
Peter de Villiers said Bryan Habana and Schalk Burger were being rested ahead of the home leg of the Tri-Nations. (AFP: Gianluigi Guercia)
World Cup winners Fourie du Preez and Jaque Fourie have been named as reserves in South Africa's line-up for the Mandela Tribute test against Argentina in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The return gynecomastic south carolina of conway south carolina the outstanding scrum half and outside centre will come as a welcome relief for the lakefront communities south carolina side, who will be without former IRB players of the year Bryan Habana and Schalk Burger.
South African coach Peter de Villiers said overnight that Habana (shoulder) and Burger (neck) were being rested ahead of the home leg of the Tri-Nations.
"It's precautionary, we're blessed to be able to give them another week of recovery, but both could have played if we needed them," a detailed map of south asia he said.
Du Preez (hand) and Fourie (groin) will be playing international rugby for the first time this year after injury and De Villiers said he believed they were ready for action.
"We will see what happens on the field in terms of when we can use them off the bench, but we know they are ready," De Villiers said.
Free State Cheetahs wing Jongi Nokwe garden route south africa replaces Habana, and wins his first cap as one of five changes live cams in south america to south african language the starting line-up that was defeated by south carolina bank robberies the Australians in Perth on July 19.
Apart from the rested Burger and Habana, outside centre Francois Steyn, hooker Schalk Brits and loosehead prop Gurthro Steenkamp will not appear.
Nokwe ready
Adrian Jacobs returns in place of Steyn, Bismarck du Plessis returns from suspension at hooker and Tendai summer spanish lessons south carolina Mtawarira moves from the bench to south florida parenting magazine replace Steenkamp.
De Villiers said he had no doubts the 26-year-old Nokwe would be able to make the step up to Test duty.
"His selection is just reward because he showed his form in the Super 14 and Currie Cup. I would never bring a player south american face lift procedures in if I did cash crop of the south not think he city of south gate ca would be an asset. I trust Jongi and back him and I believe south african culture he will step up to the occasion," he said.
De Villiers said the presence of Du Preez allowed them more kicking options against an Argentine side that favoured the boot.
"A kicking game was their flavour of the month in the World Cup and we do have Fourie du Preez back, so that is a huge asset for our kicking game," he said.
South African squad
Conrad Jantjes, south west ave sand springs ok JP Pietersen, Adrian Jacobs, Jean de Villiers, Jongi Nokwe, Butch James, Enrico Januarie, Pierre Spies, Juan Smith, Luke Watson, Victor Matfield, Bakkies Botha, CJ van der Linde, Bismarck du south western michigan college Plessis, Tendai Mtawarira.
Reserves: Adriaan Strauss, Brian Mujati, Andries Bekker, Joe van Niekerk, Fourie south carolina classifieds du Preez, Jaque Fourie, Percy Montgomery.
Reuters
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